(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
isolated and helpless; alone and unassisted
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
to underrate; to make light of
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
when it comes to; concerning
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to run down (stairs, etc.)
forgetting; lapse of memory
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide
protracted war; war of attrition
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
do-or-die resistance; resistance to the bitter end
opposite side; opposition
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
intuition; instinct; hunch
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
heavy blow; major blow; severe blow; serious damage
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
stuffing; packing; endgame; final stage; end; end (esp. of a bridge); edge
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter
massing (of troops); gathering